New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-25

Immediately driven off. Rose came TO
the conclusion that the tall gentleman
must be the nephew aforesaid, who,
espying Miss Patty's. turnout, came
over.
Excuse me, madam; but I believe
this is Miss. Patty Slocum's rig, is it
not, and did she send you down for
me?''
'sI'm in for it now thought Rose;
she thinks I'm the hired girl, no
doubt, but I'll carry itthrough or die,
for the girls would make a Laughing
stock OF me-
Aloud she said: s.You can Jump in
if you like; Miss Slocuna will be out
presently; she is in the postoffice, and
/ expect her every minute, now
| Contrary to her expectation, he
seated himself: beside,her, and, with
a polite ALLOW me-" he took the reins
from her hands.
Miss Patty s swatchfal eyes had TAX
en- IN all that occurred outside, and
now appeared at the open door.
1 It'll be there in just three minutes,
Tom; just make yourself agreeable to
the young Miss; she's going to help me
a bit for a week Or so-'
ssI'H wait three hours, Aunty, if
you like; Imanot at all in a hurry"
and the brown eyes were as full OF
mischief as those OF Rose Roses
were as blue as the sky, though might
have been green Or yellow for all the
| glimpse Tomcou1d get OF them.
| Ho to1
sunbonnets of all descriptions, and
wondering il the man who invented
/ them was dead yet; if not, he. wanted
to make al target Of him immediately.
1 AS the being beneath the Ito him)
| hideous structure was rather quiet,
he concluded to bide his time, and if
it proved interesting, he meant to
have all the fun possible during his
two weeks stay. He soliloquized
thus: 1'Now Aunty is as sharp as a
steel trap, and if this little piece here
does not toe the mark she won't have
her around, but we'll fix things. I
wish she'd throw back that confound-
ed headgear and let fellow see what
hshe is like
Presently Miss Patty, having COM
| pleted her purchases, stepped out,and
was handed into the. wagon by the
clerk, he being glad OF an excuse to
satisfy his curiosity regarding the oc-
! cupants of the front seat.
The sun by this time was getting
very hot, and Miss Patty told Tom
TO drive along right smart, as she had
dinner to get yet, and they had three
miles or so to go.
| " Ann NV, T
else distance; why shouldn't I, when I
lived here so many years; seems as
though you've more enterprising folks
about here than there were three
years ago.
swell, yes; you see, since them SEM
mary girls came, seems as though it
is livelier about here; you know they
built the seminary the fall you went
| away"
! Old Doane did her best, and within
half an hour they were in sight of q
| white house with green blinds, and
lovely trees and immense rose bushes.
"Jest drive around to the back, Tom.
| I've got a lot of traps, and I don't
like to lug 'em clear through the
house" Having done as he was de-
sired, he sprung nimbly to the ground,
helped Miss Patty out, then handed
| her the bundles, and lastly gave Rose
a firm, good-sized hand and very awk-
wardly knocked off that terrible bon
4 net. Rose united the strings to get a
| little air during the drive home. The
blue eyes looked defiance at the brown
ones, while the brown ones had alook
that pleaded "I'Il meyer do it again,
please, ma am"
I Rose followed Miss Patty into the
house, while Tom attended to old
Doane. Everything was as neat as a
pin in the little kitchen. The low
stuffed rockers were inviting, and
Rose sat down. Having found her
tongue. she vent into raptures over.
/! everything she saw.
! What a dear little place you have,
SO old-fashioned and so homelike.
Let me pare those apples for you. I'll
/ do it ever so thin" Having finished
her task, she went from one thing to
another, and her bright ways and light
step soon won Miss Patty's esteem.
and Rose had a firm friend forever
| after.
Tom was astonished at the clear,
pretty face as he tipped the bonnet
off her head, and he mentally resolv-
! ed to be on his good behavior, for as
he told old Doane, out in the barn:
"Blue eyes, brown hair, short and
1 plump, and a will OF her own, which
shows itself in their blue depths; full
OF fun though. In fact, Doane, ifyou'll
help me to manage it, and don't tell
aunty until it's all fixed, we'll marry
her. That is Of course, providing she
isn't spoken for before this, and will
have us you know"
| Doane neighed as though she nnder-
stood everything, and Tom gave her
a whole peck OF oats in his absent
mindedness.
| Two-three weeks glided by. Tom
was a model OF good behavior. Miss
| Patty was delighted at the success Of
| her preserving. Rose learned the art
OF butter-making; and she made Tom